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Geertruid Kersten Pieters 1646–1708 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1646

Birth Location: Mulheim Am Ruhr, Broich, Westfalia, Germany

Death Date: 1708

Death Location: Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Pieter Kersten

Mother: Clerke Everts

Spouse(s): William Rittenhouse

Children(s): Nicholas Rittenhouse, Gerhard Rittenhouse, Elizabeth Rittenhouse, Elizabeth Rittenhouse

In 1646, Geertruid Kersten Pieters entered the world in Mulheim Am Ruhr, Broich, Westfalia, Germany, born to Pieter Kersten And Clerke Everts. Geertruid Kersten Pieters married William Rittenhouse, and had children including Elizabeth Rittenhouse, Gerhard P Rittenhouse, Nicholas Rittenhouse. Geertruid Kersten Pieters passed away in 1708 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1646, Geertruid Kersten Pieters entered the world in Mulheim Am Ruhr, Broich, Westfalia, Germany, born to Pieter Kersten And Clerke Everts.
  • Geertruid Kersten Pieters married William Rittenhouse, and had children including Elizabeth Rittenhouse, Gerhard P Rittenhouse, Nicholas Rittenhouse.
  • Geertruid Kersten Pieters passed away in 1708 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Geertruid Pieters's Ancestors

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Geertruid Pieters
1646–1708
Birth Place: Mulheim Am Ruhr, Broich, Westfalia, Germany
Parents
Pieter Kersten
1619–
Kuhnhaide, Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany
Clerke Everts
1621–
Netherlands
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Geertruid Pieters's Descendants

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Geertruid (Kersten) Pieters (1646–1708) m. William Rittenhouse (1644–18 Feb 1708)
  1. 1. Nicholas Rittenhouse 1666–1734
  2. 2. Gerhard (P) Rittenhouse 1674–1742
  3. 3. Elizabeth Rittenhouse 1678–1726
  4. 4. Elizabeth Rittenhouse 1672–1720 m. Heivert Papen 1665–1707
    1. 1. Gertrude (Als) Jansen 1699–
    2. 2. Margaret Papen 1699–1730
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Rittenhouse) Papen 1700–1728 m. John Johnson 1700–1768
      1. 1. Nicholas Jansen 1720–1760 m. Magdalena Wisler 1734–1776
        1. 1. Jacob (Janson) Johnson 1760–
        2. 2. Magdalena Johnson 1755–1824 m. Hupert Cassel 1751–1840
    4. 4. Catherine Papen 1700–1732
    5. 5. Syntia Papen 1693–
    6. 6. Mary Papen 1695–1757

Geertruid Pieters's Timeline

3 Records

1644
1644
Birth of Geertruid Kersten Pieters in Mulheim Am Ruhr, Broich, Westfalia, Germany
Mulheim Am Ruhr, Broich, Westfalia, Germany
1646
1646
Birth of Geertruid Kersten Pieters in Mulheim Am Ruhr, Broich, Westfalia, Germany
Mulheim Am Ruhr, Broich, Westfalia, Germany
1708
1708
Age 62
Death of Geertruid Kersten Pieters in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1644
    Event Place: Mulheim Am Ruhr, Broich, Westfalia, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1646
    Event Place: Mulheim Am Ruhr, Broich, Westfalia, Germany
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 21375.006; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 2; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1708
    Event Place: Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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